Capt. Johnson died aboard B-24D Liberator #41-23728 when it crashed attempting to land at Kaldadarnes, Iceland. Capt. Johnson was from Los Angeles, California. His service number was O-421110 and he received the Purple Heart.
A monument honoring Capt. Johnson and his fellow passengers and the crew of the B-24 Liberator was dedicated near the crash site in Iceland on May 3, 2018, the 75th anniversary of the accident. There is a website "A Story of Triumph and Tragedy" that has information and videos of the event :
http://stridsminjar.is/hotstuff
Find A Grave contributors John Dowdy and SBR both provided information on the mission in which Capt. Johnson died and the names of the crew and passengers:
B-24D Liberator (B-24D-1-CO, tail #41-23728) "Hot Stuff" was assigned to the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces flying combat missions out of RAF Bovingdon, England. Hot Stuff flew its 25th mission on February 7, 1943, against long odds at a time when many planes were being shot down. Hot Stuff became the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete twenty-five missions in Europe in World War II and reached its 25th mission three-and-a-half months before the widely celebrated B-17 "Memphis Belle". After Hot Stuff completed thirty-one missions, the plane and her crew were on the return flight to the states for a War Bonds publicity and morale-boosting tour on May 3, 1943, and Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, Commander of the European Theater of Operations, needed to get back the the states as he had been summoned to Washington D.C. by the General of the Army, George Marshall. Andrews and his entourage hitched a ride on Hot Stuff, and in doing so bumped five crew members from the flight. Though they were supposed to refuel at Prestwick, Scotland, before heading out over the Atlantic, the crew elected to skip stopping at Prestwick and proceed to their next waypoint, Reykjavik, Iceland. They arrived to find the weather at their destination quite dicey with snow squalls, low clouds and rain. After several after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland, the B-24 crashed into the side of 1,600-foot-tall Mount Fagradalsfjall, near Grindavik, Iceland. Upon impact, the aircraft disintegrated except for the tail gunner’s turret which remained relatively intact and 14 of the 15 aboard died except the tail gunner (SSgt Eisel) who, though injured, survived the crash.
The crew of 41-23728:
Captain Robert H. "Shine" Shannon - Pilot, FAG 65924683 Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews - Copilot (Commander of all U.S. Forces in the European Theater of Operations), FAG 9116688 Capt. James E. Gott - Navigator, FAG 90379921 Master Sergeant Lloyd C. Weir - Crew Chief, FAG 14647818 Technical Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers - Radio Operator, FAG 70809382 Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen - Gunner, FAG 71039721 Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel - Tail Gunner, sole survivor/injured, FAG 3398132
The passengers of 41-23728:
Brigadier Gen Charles Henry Barth Jr - Gen. Andrews' Chief of Staff, FAG 47292766 Colonel Frank L Miller - U.S. Army, Chief of Chaplains, FAG 79645308 Col Morrow Krum - Member of Gen. Andrews' Staff (Press Relations Officer), FAG 49242377 Lieutenant Colonel Fred A. Chapman - U.S. Army (Field Artillery), FAG 70809639 Maj Theodore C. Totman - U.S. Army, FAG 48510497 Maj Robert H. Humphrey - U.S. Army Chaplain (Aide to Bishop Leonard), FAG 70809173 Capt Joseph T. Johnson - Gen. Andrews' aide, FAG 90824860 Civilian Bishop Adna Wright Leonard - Chairman of the Corps of Chaplains, Methodist Bishop, FAG 54385747
FAG is the abbreviation for Find A Grave. FAG followed by a number refers to the number of the memorial for the person named.
A monument honoring Capt. Johnson and his fellow passengers and the crew of the B-24 Liberator was dedicated near the crash site in Iceland on May 3, 2018, the 75th anniversary of the accident. There is a website "A Story of Triumph and Tragedy" that has information and videos of the event :
http://stridsminjar.is/hotstuff
Find A Grave contributors John Dowdy and SBR both provided information on the mission in which Capt. Johnson died and the names of the crew and passengers:
B-24D Liberator (B-24D-1-CO, tail #41-23728) "Hot Stuff" was assigned to the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces flying combat missions out of RAF Bovingdon, England. Hot Stuff flew its 25th mission on February 7, 1943, against long odds at a time when many planes were being shot down. Hot Stuff became the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete twenty-five missions in Europe in World War II and reached its 25th mission three-and-a-half months before the widely celebrated B-17 "Memphis Belle". After Hot Stuff completed thirty-one missions, the plane and her crew were on the return flight to the states for a War Bonds publicity and morale-boosting tour on May 3, 1943, and Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, Commander of the European Theater of Operations, needed to get back the the states as he had been summoned to Washington D.C. by the General of the Army, George Marshall. Andrews and his entourage hitched a ride on Hot Stuff, and in doing so bumped five crew members from the flight. Though they were supposed to refuel at Prestwick, Scotland, before heading out over the Atlantic, the crew elected to skip stopping at Prestwick and proceed to their next waypoint, Reykjavik, Iceland. They arrived to find the weather at their destination quite dicey with snow squalls, low clouds and rain. After several after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland, the B-24 crashed into the side of 1,600-foot-tall Mount Fagradalsfjall, near Grindavik, Iceland. Upon impact, the aircraft disintegrated except for the tail gunner’s turret which remained relatively intact and 14 of the 15 aboard died except the tail gunner (SSgt Eisel) who, though injured, survived the crash.
The crew of 41-23728:
Captain Robert H. "Shine" Shannon - Pilot, FAG 65924683 Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews - Copilot (Commander of all U.S. Forces in the European Theater of Operations), FAG 9116688 Capt. James E. Gott - Navigator, FAG 90379921 Master Sergeant Lloyd C. Weir - Crew Chief, FAG 14647818 Technical Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers - Radio Operator, FAG 70809382 Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen - Gunner, FAG 71039721 Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel - Tail Gunner, sole survivor/injured, FAG 3398132
The passengers of 41-23728:
Brigadier Gen Charles Henry Barth Jr - Gen. Andrews' Chief of Staff, FAG 47292766 Colonel Frank L Miller - U.S. Army, Chief of Chaplains, FAG 79645308 Col Morrow Krum - Member of Gen. Andrews' Staff (Press Relations Officer), FAG 49242377 Lieutenant Colonel Fred A. Chapman - U.S. Army (Field Artillery), FAG 70809639 Maj Theodore C. Totman - U.S. Army, FAG 48510497 Maj Robert H. Humphrey - U.S. Army Chaplain (Aide to Bishop Leonard), FAG 70809173 Capt Joseph T. Johnson - Gen. Andrews' aide, FAG 90824860 Civilian Bishop Adna Wright Leonard - Chairman of the Corps of Chaplains, Methodist Bishop, FAG 54385747
FAG is the abbreviation for Find A Grave. FAG followed by a number refers to the number of the memorial for the person named.
Capt. Johnson died aboard B-24D Liberator #41-23728 when it crashed attempting to land at Kaldadarnes, Iceland. Capt. Johnson was from Los Angeles, California. His service number was O-421110 and he received the Purple Heart.
A monument honoring Capt. Johnson and his fellow passengers and the crew of the B-24 Liberator was dedicated near the crash site in Iceland on May 3, 2018, the 75th anniversary of the accident. There is a website "A Story of Triumph and Tragedy" that has information and videos of the event :
http://stridsminjar.is/hotstuff
Find A Grave contributors John Dowdy and SBR both provided information on the mission in which Capt. Johnson died and the names of the crew and passengers:
B-24D Liberator (B-24D-1-CO, tail #41-23728) "Hot Stuff" was assigned to the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces flying combat missions out of RAF Bovingdon, England. Hot Stuff flew its 25th mission on February 7, 1943, against long odds at a time when many planes were being shot down. Hot Stuff became the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete twenty-five missions in Europe in World War II and reached its 25th mission three-and-a-half months before the widely celebrated B-17 "Memphis Belle". After Hot Stuff completed thirty-one missions, the plane and her crew were on the return flight to the states for a War Bonds publicity and morale-boosting tour on May 3, 1943, and Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, Commander of the European Theater of Operations, needed to get back the the states as he had been summoned to Washington D.C. by the General of the Army, George Marshall. Andrews and his entourage hitched a ride on Hot Stuff, and in doing so bumped five crew members from the flight. Though they were supposed to refuel at Prestwick, Scotland, before heading out over the Atlantic, the crew elected to skip stopping at Prestwick and proceed to their next waypoint, Reykjavik, Iceland. They arrived to find the weather at their destination quite dicey with snow squalls, low clouds and rain. After several after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland, the B-24 crashed into the side of 1,600-foot-tall Mount Fagradalsfjall, near Grindavik, Iceland. Upon impact, the aircraft disintegrated except for the tail gunner’s turret which remained relatively intact and 14 of the 15 aboard died except the tail gunner (SSgt Eisel) who, though injured, survived the crash.
The crew of 41-23728:
Captain Robert H. "Shine" Shannon - Pilot, FAG 65924683 Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews - Copilot (Commander of all U.S. Forces in the European Theater of Operations), FAG 9116688 Capt. James E. Gott - Navigator, FAG 90379921 Master Sergeant Lloyd C. Weir - Crew Chief, FAG 14647818 Technical Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers - Radio Operator, FAG 70809382 Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen - Gunner, FAG 71039721 Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel - Tail Gunner, sole survivor/injured, FAG 3398132
The passengers of 41-23728:
Brigadier Gen Charles Henry Barth Jr - Gen. Andrews' Chief of Staff, FAG 47292766 Colonel Frank L Miller - U.S. Army, Chief of Chaplains, FAG 79645308 Col Morrow Krum - Member of Gen. Andrews' Staff (Press Relations Officer), FAG 49242377 Lieutenant Colonel Fred A. Chapman - U.S. Army (Field Artillery), FAG 70809639 Maj Theodore C. Totman - U.S. Army, FAG 48510497 Maj Robert H. Humphrey - U.S. Army Chaplain (Aide to Bishop Leonard), FAG 70809173 Capt Joseph T. Johnson - Gen. Andrews' aide, FAG 90824860 Civilian Bishop Adna Wright Leonard - Chairman of the Corps of Chaplains, Methodist Bishop, FAG 54385747
FAG is the abbreviation for Find A Grave. FAG followed by a number refers to the number of the memorial for the person named.
A monument honoring Capt. Johnson and his fellow passengers and the crew of the B-24 Liberator was dedicated near the crash site in Iceland on May 3, 2018, the 75th anniversary of the accident. There is a website "A Story of Triumph and Tragedy" that has information and videos of the event :
http://stridsminjar.is/hotstuff
Find A Grave contributors John Dowdy and SBR both provided information on the mission in which Capt. Johnson died and the names of the crew and passengers:
B-24D Liberator (B-24D-1-CO, tail #41-23728) "Hot Stuff" was assigned to the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces flying combat missions out of RAF Bovingdon, England. Hot Stuff flew its 25th mission on February 7, 1943, against long odds at a time when many planes were being shot down. Hot Stuff became the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete twenty-five missions in Europe in World War II and reached its 25th mission three-and-a-half months before the widely celebrated B-17 "Memphis Belle". After Hot Stuff completed thirty-one missions, the plane and her crew were on the return flight to the states for a War Bonds publicity and morale-boosting tour on May 3, 1943, and Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, Commander of the European Theater of Operations, needed to get back the the states as he had been summoned to Washington D.C. by the General of the Army, George Marshall. Andrews and his entourage hitched a ride on Hot Stuff, and in doing so bumped five crew members from the flight. Though they were supposed to refuel at Prestwick, Scotland, before heading out over the Atlantic, the crew elected to skip stopping at Prestwick and proceed to their next waypoint, Reykjavik, Iceland. They arrived to find the weather at their destination quite dicey with snow squalls, low clouds and rain. After several after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland, the B-24 crashed into the side of 1,600-foot-tall Mount Fagradalsfjall, near Grindavik, Iceland. Upon impact, the aircraft disintegrated except for the tail gunner’s turret which remained relatively intact and 14 of the 15 aboard died except the tail gunner (SSgt Eisel) who, though injured, survived the crash.
The crew of 41-23728:
Captain Robert H. "Shine" Shannon - Pilot, FAG 65924683 Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews - Copilot (Commander of all U.S. Forces in the European Theater of Operations), FAG 9116688 Capt. James E. Gott - Navigator, FAG 90379921 Master Sergeant Lloyd C. Weir - Crew Chief, FAG 14647818 Technical Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers - Radio Operator, FAG 70809382 Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen - Gunner, FAG 71039721 Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel - Tail Gunner, sole survivor/injured, FAG 3398132
The passengers of 41-23728:
Brigadier Gen Charles Henry Barth Jr - Gen. Andrews' Chief of Staff, FAG 47292766 Colonel Frank L Miller - U.S. Army, Chief of Chaplains, FAG 79645308 Col Morrow Krum - Member of Gen. Andrews' Staff (Press Relations Officer), FAG 49242377 Lieutenant Colonel Fred A. Chapman - U.S. Army (Field Artillery), FAG 70809639 Maj Theodore C. Totman - U.S. Army, FAG 48510497 Maj Robert H. Humphrey - U.S. Army Chaplain (Aide to Bishop Leonard), FAG 70809173 Capt Joseph T. Johnson - Gen. Andrews' aide, FAG 90824860 Civilian Bishop Adna Wright Leonard - Chairman of the Corps of Chaplains, Methodist Bishop, FAG 54385747
FAG is the abbreviation for Find A Grave. FAG followed by a number refers to the number of the memorial for the person named.
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